Lowndes County Schools: 15 students, 10 employees isolated this week due to COVID-19

Published: Mar. 7, 2021 at 4:09 PM EST
LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) - In their weekly COVID-19 update, Lowndes County Schools reported that 15 students and 10 employees in the school district have been isolated due to positive COVID-19 tests this past week.
196 students have been quarantined due to possible exposure to the virus, and 8 employees have also been quarantined.
LCS reports that positive COVID-19 cases of students and faculty is .210% positive compared to the greater Lowndes County community, which was .081 as stated by the Georgia Department of Health.
According to the report, Lowndes County has a population of 117, 878 with a 7-day trending case count of 95.
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